Glowing Moss
- Internal Item ID: 4354, 4377–4389, 5127, 5128 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Internal Tile ID: 381, 534, 536, 539, 625, 627 (on Stone Blocks) / 517, 535, 537, 540, 626, 628 (on Gray Bricks)
Moss is a grass-like plant that grows on Stone Blocks. It comes in (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 11 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 5 different variants. Mossy stone requires one more hit to break than clean stone. Moss will be destroyed if the Stone Block it is on converts to Ebonstone, Crimstone, or Pearlstone. Moss sprouts fuzz that can be cut like grass weeds.
On the
Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, moss fuzz can be harvested using a Paint Scraper or Spectre Paint Scraper, which has a 1/9 (11.11%) chance of dropping as a plantable moss item when using either scraper, the rest will simply disappear as usual.[1] Collected moss can be placed on Stone Blocks and Gray Bricks, or used to craft mossy walls.
There are 5 types of regular moss: Green Moss, Brown Moss, Red Moss, Blue Moss, and Purple Moss. One of each regular moss can be found throughout each third of a given map (three variants per world). They can be found either randomly on cave surfaces or in moss chambers with a matching mossy wall.
Glowing mosses are special variants of moss that glow in vibrant colors. These include the Lava Moss, Krypton Moss, Xenon Moss, Argon Moss, Neon Moss, and Helium Moss. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Lava Moss can be found in patches around the lava layer of the Caverns. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Krypton, Xenon, Argon, and Neon moss grow in glowing moss biomes and in much larger areas than other mosses, and only one type among these can be found in each world. Up to two (small world) / three (medium world) / four (large world) glowing moss biomes will be generated in the Cavern layer, mostly above the lava layers, but not under the spawn point area. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Helium Moss does not spawn naturally and can instead be obtained by throwing any other Glowing Moss into Shimmer.
On
Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, mosses that did not naturally spawn in a world can be obtained by putting any Glowing Moss in an Extractinator, which produces regular mosses; or a Chlorophyte Extractinator, which produces all variants of mosses.
Types
Type |
Placed on
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Stone Block |
Gray Brick((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
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Green MossInternal Item ID: 4349
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Brown MossInternal Item ID: 4350
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Red MossInternal Item ID: 4351
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Blue MossInternal Item ID: 4352
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Purple MossInternal Item ID: 4353
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Lava Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4354
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Krypton Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4377
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Xenon Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4378
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Argon Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4389
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Neon Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5127
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Helium Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5128
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Crafting
Recipes
Used in
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Argon Moss Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 | | Furnace |
Helium Moss Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 | |
Krypton Moss Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 | |
Lava Moss Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 | |
Neon Moss Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 | |
Xenon Moss Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 | |
Helium Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | Neon Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
| Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) |
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Lava Moss(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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Argon Moss Fishing Bobber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | | Tinkerer's Workshop |
Helium Moss Fishing Bobber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | |
Krypton Moss Fishing Bobber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | |
Lava Moss Fishing Bobber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | |
Neon Moss Fishing Bobber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | |
Xenon Moss Fishing Bobber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) | |
Blue Mossy Wall4 | | Work Bench and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) |
Brown Mossy Wall4 | |
Green Mossy Wall4 | |
Purple Mossy Wall4 | |
Red Mossy Wall4 | |
Notes
- On moss-covered stone blocks, Strange Plants are able to grow.
- Moss slowly spreads across exposed Stone Blocks and (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Gray Bricks at any depth, once planted (including above ground). If the player does not have access to a Paint Scraper to collect moss with, they can grow extra moss by building "bridges" of stone for existing moss to grow across.
- (Old-gen console version) The Staff of Regrowth can be used on Stone Blocks to grow moss at any depth. The type of moss will vary depending on the proximity to other types of moss. As such, one can spread the Lava Moss from the cavern's lava layers all the way up to the surface.
- Moss clumps will remain on actuated blocks if not harvested.
Trivia
- The tooltip of the glowing mosses, 'A sight to dwell upon and never forget', is a quote by Morris Travers, an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon, and krypton.
- The glowing mosses' colors do not accurately match the actual colors that such gases produce in real life when used in a gas-discharge lamp.
- Argon can produce a pink-ish color, though the accuracy of the shade is debatable.
- Helium often has a reddish-orange glow. However, the color(s) used in-game may be a reference to how the Sun (which helium is named after through Greek helios) emits a light covering the full visible light spectrum, and as such, the moss cycles through the spectrum as well.
- The proper color that krypton produces is white. Instead, the green color that Krypton Moss has may be a reference to Kryptonite, a fictional material found in stories featuring the character Superman. In these stories, Kryptonite is a crystal-like material from the home planet of Superman, Krypton, and it can weaken (former) inhabitants of that planet. It is most commonly depicted as a vibrant and light green, similar to the moss.
- Neon properly glows a reddish-orange color like helium, though other colors of gas-based lighting are often called "neon" regardless.
- While xenon can produce a light blue color, the accuracy of the shade is, once again, debatable.
Gallery
A small moss chamber featuring Green Moss, which has spread to stone outside of the chamber, and a matching back wall.
A large Krypton Moss cave.
History
- Desktop 1.4.2: Fixed an issue where moss would not always use the proper frame when on servers.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Renamed Fire Moss to Lava Moss.
- Added Krypton, Xenon, and Argon Moss.
- Mosses have now been given an item form and can be collected with a Paint Scraper.
- Mosses can now be crafted into Moss Walls, and vice versa.
- Moss can now spread and be placed on Gray Bricks.
- All mosses now have official names.
- Staff of Regrowth can no longer place moss on bare stone.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Added Fire Moss.
- Staff of Regrowth can now place moss on bare stone.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.2 source code, method PlaceThing_PaintScrapper()
in Terraria.Player.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the current
Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
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- Waterfall(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Lavafall(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Honeyfall(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sandfall(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snowfall(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Confetti(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Midnight Confetti(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Blue Starry(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Slime
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- Solar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Asphalt
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- Spider Nest(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flesh
- Lesion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Reef(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Wood
- Dynasty(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Spooky
- Red Dynasty Shingles(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Blue(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Anti-Portal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bubble(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Candy Cane
- Cog
- Coralstone
- Echo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Martian Conduit Plating(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pine Tree(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Smoke(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Team(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Silly Balloon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smooth Sandstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smooth Marble Block(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smooth Granite Block(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Poo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gray
- Stone Slab(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Accent(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Red
- Mudstone
- Stucco
- Sandstone
- Slab(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Snow
- Ice
- Smooth Granite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smooth Marble(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Iridescent
- Ebonstone
- Crimstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pearlstone
- Aetherium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rainbow
- Dungeon
- Cracked(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Glowing Moss Bricks
- Lava(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Krypton(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Xenon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Argon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Neon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Helium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd
- Copper
- Plating(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tin
- Plating(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Iron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lead(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Silver
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tungsten
- Gold
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Platinum
- Demonite
- Crimtane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meteorite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Obsidian
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hellstone
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dirt
- Cave(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Cracked(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crumbling(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Layered(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rocky(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rough(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Wavy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stone
- Craggy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Fractured(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ivy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lichen(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mottled(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Old(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smouldering(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stalactite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Worn(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Planked
- Wood
- Hardened Sand(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sandstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Cinder(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ember(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Magma(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Corrupt Growth(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pustule(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tendril(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crimson Blister(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crust(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Scab(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Teeth(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hallowed Cavern(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crystalline(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Prism(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bamboo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Large(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Cactus
- Pumpkin
- Mushroom
- Jungle
- Vine(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Leafy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Granite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Marble(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hive
- Desert Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Cloud
- Disc
- Glass
- Stained
- Waterfall(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Lavafall(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Honeyfall(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sandfall(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snowfall(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Confetti(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Midnight Confetti(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Blue Starry(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gold Starry(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gemspark(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Offline(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Silly Balloon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slime Block
- Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bone Block
- Spider Nest(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flesh
- Lesion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Cog(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Aetherium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hay
- Reef(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Fences
- Arcane Rune(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Dynasty(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Flower
- Grass
- Jungle
- Sail(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Wallpapers(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Gray
- Slab(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Red
- Mudstone
- Stucco
- Sandstone
- Snow
- Ice
- Smooth Granite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smooth Marble(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Iridescent
- Ebonstone
- Crimstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pearlstone
- Aetherium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rainbow
- Dungeon
- Cursed(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Glowing Moss Brick Walls
- Lava(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Krypton(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Xenon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Argon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Neon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Helium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd
- Forbidden(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Copper
- Plating(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tin
- Plating(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Iron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lead(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Silver
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tungsten
- Gold
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Platinum
- Demonite
- Crimtane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meteorite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Obsidian
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hellstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
These items can only be obtained through
shimmer transmutation.